Table 1 Baseline clinicopathological characteristics of the comparison of parameters between two groups of patients

Mean age (years)

45.7

48.8

0.52

Gender

0.10

 Male

11

18

 Female

14

9

Pathological type

0.09

 Squamous cell carcinoma

7

12

 Sarcoma

3

8

 Ameloblastoma

7

3

 Others

8

4

Lesion location

0.29

 Maxilla

3

8

 Mandible

19

16

 Maxillofacial soft tissue

3

3

Flap selection

0.19

 Free fibula

12

8

 Free ilium

9

10

 Floating rib

1

0

 Composite reconstruction

3

9

Coexisting other conditions or diseases

0.51

 Yes

17

16

 No

8

11

Neck dissection

17

15

0.35

Re-exploration

7

9

0.68

Adjuvant therapy

0.27

 Yes

9

6

 No

16

21

Smokers

10

15

0.26

Number of osteotomies (mean)

2.16

2.03

0.54

 ≤1

4

7

0.67

 2

13

12

 ≥3

8

8

Defect range (cm, mean)

6.20

5.74

0.36

Follow-up (months, mean)

32.8

39.1

0.42

Survival outcome

0.12

 Living

22

19

 Deceased

3

8